Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

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The actor and writer went on to say he is actually an “agnostic atheist” because “no one knows if there’s a God”.

“Technically, everyone’s agnostic,” he said.

“An agnostic atheist is someone who doesn’t know if there’s a God or not, as no does.

“Atheism is only rejecting the claim that there is a God.

“You say there’s a God. I say, can you prove that? You say no. I say I don’t believe you, then.”

Colbert then presented Gervais with the idea that he simply believes what he’s being told by scientists, just as religious people believe what they’ve read in the Bible.

Gervais came back with his own analogy.

“Science is constantly proved all the time,” he said.

“If we take something like any fiction, any holy book, and destroyed it, in a thousand years’ time that wouldn’t come back just as it was. Whereas if we took every science book and every fact and destroyed them all, in a thousand years they’d all be back, because all the same tests would be the same result.”

Colbert ended the debate with a handshake, affectionately asking Gervais to come back on the show in the future to discuss other controversial topics.